I often wonder about the grand scheme of things... where do I fit in? Am I headed in the right direction? Why am I so unlucky in love? Why do I have to work so hard to get things that others get easily? What is the purpose of me being here?......you now get a peek into the life of a fellow who feels held back by invisible chains....curious?

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

kaapi ....

A close relative (M) recently shared this 'blast from the past' ... :)

Warning: Those who aren't aware of the 'arranged marriage' concept shouldn't read any further ... :)

Morning - M is tipped-off by a relative that the boy who would come to 'see' her was just a clown who pretends to be a 'prospective groom'. She also receives a list of questions that he would ask in the course of their conversation.

Evening - The clown arrives with a friend. M's father welcomes them ... Soon, M walks into the room (obviously pretending to be shy) with steaming cups of kaapi ... lil chit-chat between M's parents and the clown .... then he says to the father ...

"In these modern times (it was the late 1970s), it would be only appropriate if M and I had a private conversation ... u know spend some time alone"

The reply "But I am even more modern ... so I have absolutely no problem with you asking anything in my presence ... so go ahead and say whatever's on your mind ... go ahead ... I am very modern ... "

The clown squirms in his seat ... its not going as per plan ... hmmm ..."So does the girl know how to cook?"

The reply"No. She doesn't know how to cook. .... But I know how to. I can make aviyal, sambar .... (lists down the menu of any standard restaurant) ......""I also know how to climb trees, scale mountains, raise chickens ..... (lists down a bunch of stuff) ... " and after 5 minutes of listing in great detail, all the things he can do," ... and I also know how to whack any guy who tries to act smart with my kid!"

The clown and his friend, by now just wanna run away ... (did I mention that M's father was over 6 feet tall ... and well, XL was tight-fit for him)... they stay on their chairs, not knowing what to say, when he continues ...

"We have something to take care of. So we're gonna leave now. But you two need not leave so soon ... stay and have some more kaapi ...."

25 Comments:

Like this one....Well inthe 70ies, they can be modern n compare themselves to the 50ies maybe....n when we hear tht now we explode :) :)..Guess all the guy cared in those days were whether the girl knew how to cook...Lame nah..ANyways...nice kaapi episode!

Im just on the verge of entering into the 'Kappi' phase of my life.. Had to go thru the grime of looking at resumes (can u beat that!!! they actually hv resumes... Yuck!!) and photographs.. This was one thing in life that I was dreading..

I really find the process excessively disgusting.. This is really not the way one can decide whom to spend the rest of his/her life with..

Sigh! Weird are the ways of the world.. But weird'er' is the fact that we may sometimes hc to give in to it, even though the heart is screaming out "RUN!!!"

Hi Dear....hws life? Recently a guy came to see me...he was behaving `shy' but the mother really pissed me off....Beta do u knw hw to cook?....do u knw hw to clean? what all have u learnt to cook?.....as if they have come to seek a maid than a bride...morons....u post is simple hilarious....perhaps a phase out of everybody's life...gud one

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. ... (1 Corinthians 13) The Holy Bible